Valve tool



May 6, 1930. F. M. DANIELS 1,757,006

VALVE TOOL Filed Dec. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1" In ventor v Attorney y6, 1930. F. M. DANIELVS' 1,757,006

VALVE TOOL Filed Dec. 20, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 In vnior MDana'eZsAttorney Patented May 6, 1

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Application fi1ed-Decembei;20, 1928; Seria1No.'327,380.

The present inventionrelates to valve tools I i and an important objectthereof is to provide a valve tool which will effectively remove theinner valve stemfrom the valve casing have become broken Off.'

' Another very important object of'the inventionresides in the provisionof a tool of this nature which is exceedingly simple in itsconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, 7 strong and durable, easy tomanipulate," thoroughly efficientand reliable in use and operation andotherwise. Well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

1 With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear asthe description pro? ceeds, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction, and in the combina-- tion and arrangement ofpartsas will be hereinafter more fully described and'claimed.

In the drawing:

wheel showing my tool valve of the tire thereon,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the head of the tool,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section taken associated with thesubstantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,.

.Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through the tool,

Figure 5 and Figure 6 is a sectional viewtaken substantially on theline6-6 of Figure 4:. 7

Referring to the drawing in detail, it willv be seen that the. nu1neral5 denotes'avalve this art.

When the lugs on the plug 6beconie broken off, of. course,-it is verydiflicultto remove-thls plug in order to remove the valve insides.

The letter H denotes generally a' handle of oblong construction taperingtoward one end. This handle is provided with an elon-.

gated slot 8 and the smaller end thereof is provided with a threadedopening 9 forf threadedly receiving a shank 10 which is threaded as at11 for this purpose.

,15 which is enlarged intermediate formfa shoulder 16 i and a flangefneck portion and engages thisfshoulderto hold the head; adjacent theplate. i

is a perspective View of the shank,

is shaped to fit in-the crotch between two s 'ok es .of a fwheelas 'isclearly illustrated in Figure 1. when the lugs on the valve plug aboutthe stem I This head hasa neck 14 rotatable in opening its (Ends-t0 QThe'shank 10 terminate'slin apointed' end 19 which is' non-circula-r incross section," preferably square as indicated'to advantage endof thehandle has swivelly I [mounted thereon a head 12 whic :17- on the.

in'Figure 6 so as toform edges 20. An interfinediate portion of the'shankis enlarged and threaded as indicated at nut 22 may be engagedthereon.

21' so that a; thumb lVhen 'itiis desired to remove the valve inside?stem 7 is forced through the plug 6 and the pointed end 19 is placed inthe open 'ing of the plug and'thehead 12 in the crotch V betweentheadjacent spokes ofthe wheel'and Figure l is a fragmentary elevation of athen by turning the handle 8 the point 19. is

forced into the plug until the edges 20 bite into the opening atwhichtime it will be seen that the'shank 10 may be turned by the thumb V .nut22, to unthread theplugfi from the eashowever, has been described merelyfor the purpose of-lexemplification since in actual practiceit attainsthe features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement ofthe invention and the above description. it It will be apparent thatchanges in the details of construction, and in the combination andarrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the"spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter "claimed or sacrificingany of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: 1. A valv'etool of the class described, comprisingf a handle adapted fordisposition within the spokes ofa wheel,,a shank having v one endthreaded into'the handle, and the 7 other endof saidshank being ofnon-cir cw lar cross section forming edges to grip a Valve 7 plug, saidother end of the shank merging into a 'pointto admit the samewithin theopening of the Valve plug, heads swivelly mounted upon the handlea't'lthe end remote V ,from'the shank and adaptedto be received. in theadjacent spokes, and a Wing nut- 1 threadedly engaged on theshank;adjacent rotated to unthread the plug from the alvej casing. i f 1; 2. AValve tool-ofthe eEass" leseribed cmp1 ising a handle adapted fordisposition bev gtween the spokes of the'vehiole wheel, a shank "havingone "end filll fia d'ed into 'the 1 handle, saidshank'h'aVingitSotherend sub: I stant i-al'lys uare inenosssectiontoform plug engaging 'e'c ges,sthe sai'dfo'ther end of the "shank merginginto a. point toI-a'dmit the same within a Valve easing for frictionalengagement 'tv'ith the-plug of .a'valve, ahead 7' swivelly mountedon thehandle at the end as remote from the shankj and' adapted ftobe V "receivd in adjaeent wheel spokes, and said 7 shank adapted to "be rotatedindependently of the handle for unthreadi'ng a plug from thevalvecasing. I i Q s- V In testimony whereo fl afiix mysignature;

FRANKLIN M. DANIELS.

the pointed end, whereby the shank may be I

